For works conducted in and around water, a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) is required to be on site on behalf of the proponent. The monitor’s role is to ensure conformance with environmental legislation through documenting and guiding construction for environmental protection of resources and sensitive ecosystems.

Our staff is trained and experienced in environmental construction monitoring and can be involved from pre-construction planning to post construction monitoring. Monitors liaise with regulators and project crew in the development of Marine Environmental Management Plans (EMP) which define strategies for how to prevent or minimize environmental harm. Such methods include setting up site isolation zones to exclude wildlife from entering a work area, relocation of wildlife within the zone, or stopping activities such as blasting that produce sonic shockwaves that may impact marine mammals. The QEP selects appropriate mitigation and sediment/water management tools such as silt curtains and guides equipment operators during sensitive projects. After construction, we prescribe site rehabilitation measures to speed up re-vegetation of native species (see Habitat Restoration here {link to habitat restoration page}. To show conformance of all regulations, the monitor will provide a report detailed with annotated photographs of equipment and works.